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ITT Educational Services, Inc. Announces Availability of Additional Student Funding Options

ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE: ESI - News), a leading provider of technology-oriented postsecondary degree programs, announced today that it has arranged for Bank of America, Chase Education Finance and Citibank, The Student Loan Corporation to provide federal and private education loans to qualified ITT Technical Institute students and their parents for the remainder of […]

January 23rd, 2008 - Posted in College Loans, Education, Student Loan

Student Funding Group Announces New Private Loan Products

Student Funding Group, LLC (StuFund) announced that it will be offering a number of new private student loan products. Some of these loans will feature no fees and are designed for students looking to finance their college education or consolidate private loan debt.
The StuFund Solutions Loan will have zero fees and offer competitive rates. “Our […]

January 23rd, 2008 - Posted in College Loans, Education, Student Loan

Lawsuit dismissed against student loan agency

A lawsuit seeking to stop Missouri’s student loan agency from supplying money to Gov. Matt Blunt’s college construction plan has been dropped.
A Cole County judge had denied a request in September to temporarily bar the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority from paying the first installment of Blunt’s $350 million plan. Although the initial request failed, […]

November 28th, 2007 - Posted in College Loans, Education, Student Loan

Prepare for college, too, parents told

Three professionals who work in the fields of finance or education tried to better prepare parents on what to expect to pay for college at the “ Paying for College Without Going Broke” seminar Tuesday evening at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Anne Butt, a Fayetteville High School college and career advisor, Bryan Hembree, director of academic […]

November 7th, 2007 - Posted in College Loans, Education

Academic Financial Solutions Advises Recent Graduates Not to Delay on College Loan Consolidation

Academic Financial Solutions, a leading student loan debt consolidation company based in Tampa, Florida, alerts college graduates who graduated last May or June not to delay on college loan consolidation.
“Waiting to consolidate will be costly,” says Michael Babb, President of Academic Financial Solutions. “Many student loan borrowers don’t realize that their six-month grace period is […]

November 7th, 2007 - Posted in College Loans, Education, Student Loan

College Loan Corporation’s Poway Offices Reopen for Critical Functions; Entire Facility to Open by Week’s End

The Poway offices of College Loan Corporation will reopen today for critical functions after being closed on Monday and Tuesday due to the wildfires that have threatened the area. The Company plans to fully open the facility by the end of the week.
“College Loan Corporation would like to extend its gratitude to all of California’s […]

October 25th, 2007 - Posted in College Loans, Education

UTB-TSC receives grant to educate more teachers

The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College has been awarded a multi-million dollar grant to help more students become teachers.
The U.S. Department of Education awarded the university’s School of Education a $2.2 million five-year “Transition to Teaching” grant.
The grant is designed to implement a fast-track alternative teaching certificate program for recent college […]

October 14th, 2007 - Posted in College Grant, College Loans, Education

College funds for foster children mostly unused

Stacy Maciuk, a 24-year-old who went through Tennessee’s foster care system, lobbied the state’s General Assembly as a college student in support of a foster child tuition grant program.
The Nashville resident said her argument to lawmakers was simple: Invest in these youths now or pay for them later to be in prison, on welfare or […]

September 4th, 2007 - Posted in College Loans, Education, Student Loan

3 Schools Act To Settle College Loan Questions

Three private colleges in Connecticut will add a total of $75,000 to their scholarship funds to settle allegations of questionable arrangements with a student loan agency, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Monday.
Trinity College, Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University all denied any wrongdoing but agreed to abide by a code of conduct that would no […]

August 29th, 2007 - Posted in College Loans, Education, Student Loan

College Students Keep Close Eye on Budget Talks

Thousands of California college students are keeping a close eye on state budget negotiations. They’re worried that a lack of a state budget will mean they won’t have enough money to pay their tuition.
Monte Stilmon, 22, who just finished his classes at Sacramento City College, is supposed to leave for University of California, Riverside in […]

August 21st, 2007 - Posted in College Loans, Education

House Passes College Loan Bill, Inviting Veto Threat

The House of Representatives has approved the College Cost Reduction Act, which will cut subsidies to lenders and limit loan interest for students. The White House has threatened to veto the legislation, saying it creates too much new spending and will hurt student borrowers in the long run.

July 13th, 2007 - Posted in College Loans, Education

House OKs Pell grant increase, lower college-loan interest rates

The House on Wednesday approved far-reaching changes in student aid programs, voting to slash $19 billion in federal subsidies to student lenders over five years, while increasing grants for needy students and halving interest rates on federally backed loans with the savings.
The bill passed 273-149, in a sometimes-raucous debate, with 47 Republicans joining Democrats, who […]

July 13th, 2007 - Posted in College Loans, Education